VoIP
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greatest information about this new emerging technology.

VoIP Courses

Why
are VoIP Courses necessary? VoIP (voice over Internet
protocol) is the next big thing now hitting the global
telecommunications industry. If the telephone lorded
it over customers for the past 100 or so years, VOIP
will be here for good. This is because VoIP technology
can easily adjust to incoming technologies, can be programmed
and most of all VOIP is deemed economical and affordable.

Under
a VOIP set-up, the computer is hooked to an Internet
service provider (ISP) and calls, whether incoming or
outgoing, are coursed through the personal computer.
The electronic impulses are then converted to voice-over
audio messages and thus conversation is consummated.
This is a new technology, so only VoIP courses can provide
the proper training and orientation necessary to expand
the scope of services under a VOIP system.

Who are eligible for VOIP courses? Since VOIP represents
the fusion of telephony and networking, it is obvious
that both segments will benefit from VoIP courses. As
new protocols are involved and a VOIP system will encroach
on the network, this will therefore require the special
attention of network engineers and telephone systems
engineers.

Practically
all companies that offer VoIP courses request that both
personnel be present to iron out kinks in the implementation
of the system later on or might as well send your telecommunications
engineer for training if the company does not have budget
for both.

It is also of paramount importance for employees who
handle operations to take VoIP courses as well and not
just the technical department as particularly sales
people and project managers to guide them on the concept
and capabilities of the VOIP system.

Should
personnel be adept with the particulars of the new system
installed; then employees can maximize effective use
of its advanced capabilities. Most VoIP courses hone
the employee's skills on datacom, a solid base in telecom,
networking and special skills on how to incorporate
a legacy phone system into a VOIP gateway, about SIP
basics, switching and signaling.

Are
there any other VOIP solutions that need to be learned?
In fact, VoIP courses identified in the market include
Internet phone service, PC-to-PC Internet phone and
the internal VOIP. Some of the more popular systems,
such as Skype, are designed primarily for use between
two computers using proprietary software.

The
service from Vonage, Lingo or Net2Phone on the other
hand, allows anyone with an ISP connection to use the
existing telephone hardware of a personal computer to
call any phone in the world, whether the receiver uses
the same service or not. And, a VOIP system can be installed
locally (much like with the PABX system) by interconnecting
local networks.

The
most appealing aspect of the VOIP system is economy.
Calls made anywhere in the world are extremely cheap,
especially with PC-to-PC calls, since you skip out oninvolvement
of telephone companies this way and calls come usually
free. Just like in the selection of any phone service
company, determining the best and the cheapest becomes
really difficult to figure out, unless you've tried
several companies and your calls are made only within
a particular area.

Having
heard of the pros, what are the cons of a VOIP system?
VoIP courses will teach students that plugging in to
the Internet phone needs a gear that is not common in
any household. You'll need DSL or cable to be online
24 hours a day. Moreover, you will have to provide a
spare Ethernet port to plug the Internet phone gateway
and an uninterrupted power supply to keep your phone
open even during power interruptions.